The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme, in northern France, was the bloodiest day in the history of the British Army and one of the most infamous days of World War One. On 1 July 1916 ...

Building collapses in 2-alarm fire in Pittsburgh Firefighters work to put out a 2-alarm fire in a collapsed building in Pittsburgh's Troy Hill neighborhood. By Sierra Rehm, WPXI.com and Antoinette ...

Battle had a daughter in her 20s, said his cousin, who described the victim as “funny, fun, joking.” He grew up in Brooklyn and went to church at Mount Ollie Baptist Church in Ocean Hill.

Newfoundland and Labrador will mark Memorial Day with services on July 1 to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the ...

Torpedoes and cannon barrages travel for seconds at a time before striking their target, creating a fascinating battle of feints ... Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Authenticity is a ...

David Sommerstein, NCPR's roving St. Lawrence Valley/Fort Drum/Tug Hill reporter, began his career in radio, strangely enough, as a high school Spanish teacher in Buffalo. While drilling verb ...

When Canadians rallied to the flag 110 years ago at the start of the Great War, many expected only a few months of glory ...

Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to SussexWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Hill – who remain third in the Isthmian south east division – made two ...

Highland author Barbara Henderson tells of tales long forgotten, and how the landscape of our region has now inspired her own Cairngorm ...

The Canadian Corps captured Hill 70, near Lens, France, during the First World War. This and further attacks on Lens achieved the desired results, even though much of the town was still in German ...